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Hundreds of Beirut residents fled to streets and makeshift shelters after Israeli airstrikes hit Hezbollah strongholds, leaving buildings in rubble and families camped out in fear.
India Today's ground report from Beirut where hundreds of fleeing families slept on roads due to fear of bombing.
Beirut,UPDATED: Sep 29, 2024 10:56 IST
Hundreds of residents in Beirut's densely-packed southern suburbs camped out overnight in streets, seafront corniche, public squares and makeshift shelters hours after Israeli airstrikes pummelled Hezbollah stronghold. India Today’s Ashraf Wani, reporting from ground zero, saw families spend the night in the open sky.
Due to the fear of bombing, families in Beirut took shelter on the street along Beirut’s seafront corniche as hundreds fled the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs after Israel struck the area and warned some districts to evacuate.
India Today is the only Indian reporter present on ground zero. One of the videos by India Today showed flattened buildings, streets filled with rubble and clouds of smoke and dust in Dahiyeh.
A day after Israeli airstrikes killed Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanon has announced a 5-day mourning in the country. All shops, businesses and government offices will remain closed till Wednesday.
Published By:
Manisha Pandey
Published On:
Sep 29, 2024
